BOSTON – As odd as it might sound, right now they are the Batman and Robin of the Bruins.

And if Milan Lucic and David Krejci can’t come through for Boston in its most dire time of need, there’s no chance for the Bruins to triumph over evil.

The signal went up and Boston’s dynamic duo appeared to save the day tonight. Both players recorded a goal in the Bruins’ 5-2 victory, which forced Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday in Vancouver.

Held without a point in Boston’s Game 5 loss Friday to the Canucks – with Lucic held without a shot on net – the two linemates huddled up prior to Game 6 at TD Garden and rallied each other for a huge performance.

“Well, we talked about our last game and how it wasn’t good enough, and you know, I had zero shots and I think Krejci might have had one [two] shot,” said Lucic after the dramatic victory. “You know, as a line, we need to create more and we have to want to create more and I think that’s big, right there.

“It’s not, you have to go do it, it’s what you need to do, you have to want to do it, and when we have that mindset I think that’s when we’re able to come out and play like we did.”

Krejci and Lucic combined for just three shots, but they also threw seven hits. Their third linemate Rich Peverley, who continued to fill in for the injured Nathan Horton, recorded two shots and an assist.

It was the type of performance every team needs to get from its top line with the season on the line. In the aftermath of Boston’s 1-0 loss in Game 5, head coach Claude Julien actually took to making excuses for Lucic and Krejci’s struggles. He talked about how top lines in the Cup Final are tightly checked, so teams have to rely on secondary options. Maybe he was throwing down the gauntlet for Lucic and Krejci to rise to the occasion. Or maybe he really believed that.

Nonetheless, Lucic and Krejci flew out of the gates to help Boston build a 4-0 lead in the game’s first 9:45. First Lucic beat goaltender Roberto Luongo with a shot through the 5-hole for a 2-0 lead. And then Krejci lifted the Bruins’ usually putrid power play with a backdoor goal off a feed from Mark Recchi 6:59 into the third to give the Bruins a 5-1 lead.

“I think we had the jump today. We were putting pucks deep and Looch created body [contact]. I tried to use him a lot today,” said Krejci, who now has 12 goals in the postseason. “I was putting the puck in his corner and he’s just going through it. He doesn’t care, he wants the Cup. You could see it in every battle. He won every battle. So we have to play the same way in Vancouver just like we did today.”

Of course, scoring in the unfriendly confines of Rogers Arena has proved difficult. The Bruins have been shut out twice there and in this series and Krejci (one assist) and Lucic (one goal) have combined for just two points in three games.

Lucic thinks he knows how to turn that around.

“I think we need to relax. I think the last three games there, we played sort of tense, we weren’t making the same plays that we were here at home, and if we’re able to relax and just focus on our game plan it will be a success,” he said.

More than any other Bruins player, Lucic – a Vancouver native – knows how badly the Canucks wants their first Stanley Cup championship in 40 years of existence. But as he pointed out, Boston has waited almost as long for a title.

If he and Krejci can duplicate their Game 6 in Game 7, the Bruins should be in prime position to make history and ruin the Canucks’ planned party. It’s one last task for the Bruins’ dynamic duo.

Come on Tremblay I know deep down all the back and forth between you and us has left you with a soft spot for the Bruins and you are cheering for them. BTW I can apologize for myself for calling out Paciaretty during his recovery, between Savard and Bergeron I thought I knew what to expect from a severe concussion. I did hear on a local radio station that Horton actually wanted to play tonight.

How can Horton even think of showing up to the last 2 games at TD Center if he has a severe concussion. Something doesn’t add up. What a hoser. The Bruins must be so proud of themselves, lets break as many backs as we can on the opposition, it is the only way they can win.

With his #12, Krejci just surpassed Jaromir Jagr in goals scored in a single play-off run, the most among Czechs in the NHL. A Cup-yielding hat trick in the evil building would be a perfect ending of this legendary season!

Has anyone ever used lulu lemon, the yoga gear store stared in Vancouver, to make fun of Luongo. Photoshop the lululemon logo by cutting in in half, replace that side with a profile of BobbySue, keep the other half that looks like his greezy hair flip-do. call it boblulemon, recall ordered on the 2011 model.

I was 13 years old and in the eighth grade when Johnny Bucyk skated around Madison Square Garden with the Stanley Cup in 1972. I listened to Bob Wilson give the play-by-play on my transistor radio every night when I was a child. Now, my two sons and I share the same passion for the Bruins. I hope the Bruins win the Stanley Cup more for my sons than for me. They are proudly wearing their B’s jerseys to school today in the heart of Ranger/Islander/Devil country. Go Bruins!

The Bruins and the #1 line need to fight through the bad match ups in Vancouver and play their game if they are going to win this thing. Too much passing in the offensive zone early in games has not been helpful either, “shoot first,” should be the mantra for game seven. The Bruins have a real shot to make history here and I hope they throw everything they have at this game.

No doubt MG. I still think they think to much about going back to point when they can easily get a shot on net and possibly a rebound. Keep on shooting!

I hope my feeling is right and we steal this one with our putrid PP that actually looked really good last night on a number of occasions. I just feel it would be a bittersweet ending to a season full of everything possible.